Margaret Penrose

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Margaret Penrose was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate as the author of three girls' book series published by Cupples & Leon.[1]

The name Margaret Penrose was used for:

  • The Dorothy Dale series – 1908 to 1924, 13 volumes[2]
  • The Motor Girls series – 1910 to 1917, 10 volumes[2]
  • The Radio Girls series – 1922 to 1924, 4 volumes[2]


The Dorothy Dale series was ghostwritten by the following authors: Lilian Garis volumes 1 – 8, 11; W. Bert Foster volumes 9, 10, 12; and Elizabeth Duffield Ward volume 13.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b James Keeline, Margaret Penrose article
  2. ^ a b c John Axe, All About Collecting Girl’s Series Books, pages 14 - 15, Hobby House Press, 2002

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